Comparison

nShifts vs Taime

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

nShifts

Features
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Your uncompromising shift & roster planner – ... that's all you need. nShifts is the shift planner for everyone who works rotating shifts. Whether you're in healthcare, law enforcement, fire service, manufacturing, hospitality or retail – nShifts combines everything in one app: calendar, rotations, manual entries right on the calendar (3 weeks vacation? 2 taps – done), analytics, overtime account and PDF export. INFINITE ROTATIONS Set it up once, never think about it again. Your shift plan calculates itself automatically for years – whether it's a 3-shift, 4-shift or more complex system. Multiple rotations on a timeline with start and end dates. Internal rotations for alternating patterns within a cycle. Rotation shifts cannot be accidentally deleted – they're fixed. However, shifts can be manually overridden. Delete the manual entry and the original rotation shift reappears. OVERRIDE RULES (PRO) The standout feature: override rules automatically replace your rotation – based on date, weekday or public holiday. 12h night shift on Sundays? Day off on holidays? Set it once, nShifts handles the rest. Work hours and start time are overridden per rule. AUTO WORK TIME Absences aren't calculated at a flat rate – instead, the actual scheduled hours of the day are used. Vacation on a 10-hour day? 10 hours are counted – not 8. Vacation entered on a weekend? Don't worry, nothing is calculated. OVERTIME ACCOUNT (PRO) Track overtime with a running balance, FIFO principle and configurable surcharge system. Offset absences as time-in-lieu directly – the balance stays up to date at all times. SHARE SHIFT PLANS Share your shift plan via a 6-digit code with colleagues, family or friends. Subscribed plans appear as extra rows in your calendar – synced in real time via iCloud. The code is tied to your iCloud account – strangers can't use it. No external servers, no extra account, no registration. Receiving is included in the free version of the app. If you don't work shifts yourself, you can display a subscribed plan as your main calendar – nShifts becomes the perfect info system for partners and family. SHARED FREE TIME (PRO) Search specifically for consecutive free days when all, or selected, subscribed calendars are free at the same time. ANALYTICS (PRO) Total hours per shift type, bar or pie chart. Custom date range picker. Public holidays individually selectable. PDF EXPORT (PRO) Monthly and annual calendars as PDF – filterable by category, with public holidays, directly shareable. WIDGETS 3 Home Screen widgets (small/medium/large with up to 21 days) and 2 Lock Screen widgets: countdown ring and 5-day preview. MORE FEATURES • 162 color combinations (18 colors Ɨ 3 brightness levels Ɨ 3 patterns) • iOS calendar sync for shift types (PRO) • Editable work time per entry (PRO) • Backup & restore as .nshift file • In-app help in all 17 languages • Free scrolling – no grid, no month boundaries • Public holidays with regional presets (DE/AT/CH/UK/USA) • Dark & Light Mode • Offline-first – no external servers, no registration • Privacy by design – everything via Apple infrastructure FREE & PRO The basic features are free. nShifts Pro offers override rules, analytics, overtime account, PDF export, iOS calendar sync and more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Taime

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Taime is a work hours app for shift workers: you log your hours, breaks and extra pay yourself, see your overtime balance and check your payslip against your own record. Stop working for free: in shift work, pay rarely disappears all at once. It's the ten-minute handover before your shift, the break that gets deducted even though you worked straight through, the extra pay for nights that never makes it onto your payslip. Count along yourself and you'll see the gaps. KNOW YOUR OVERTIME ā–ø Overtime balance: enter your contracted hours – per week or per month, with a carry-over if you like – and Taime shows whether you're ahead or behind ā–ø Vacation and sick days can count as hours worked ā–ø Statistics: hours, average per working day, absences and trend for this week, this month and last month – earlier periods, quarter and year with Premium DON'T LOSE YOUR EXTRA PAY ā–ø Tag night, Sunday, public holiday and covering for a colleague with one tap – plus your own types, like on-call duty ā–ø Premium: earnings including extra pay, from your hourly rate and your own rates – a gross estimate to compare with your payslip LOGGED IN SECONDS ā–ø Snap your schedule: Taime reads the times right on your device and plans your shifts – you confirm what really happened ā–ø Shift timer: start, break and end with one tap – with Premium also on the Lock Screen, with Siri and Shortcuts ā–ø Breaks are deducted to the minute by your own rules and can be changed on any day ā–ø A reminder for days you haven't logged and a small widget, so no shift slips through – larger widgets with Premium YOUR RECORD ā–ø Monthly timesheet as PDF – with your name and, if you like, signature lines, to print, keep or check your payslip against ā–ø Open, planned, confirmed: you always see which days you've checked – the PDF marks the ones not confirmed yet ā–ø Premium: PDF without the Taime note and CSV export ā–ø Premium: copy your shifts into a dedicated "Taime" calendar YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU ā–ø No ads, no account, no Taime server, no tracking SDKs ā–ø Your hours stay on your device – with automatic backups, and with Premium also in your iCloud Drive Made for everyone who works shifts: care, retail, hospitality, logistics. Taime is your personal record – not an employer time clock, not a team scheduling tool and not legal advice. Rules on overtime, breaks and extra pay depend on your contract and agreement. Available in 10 languages: German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Turkish, French, Russian, and Ukrainian. Terms of Use: https://taimetrack.app/en/terms/

Screenshots

nShifts4 screens
Taime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Taime at every 2 days against nShifts's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. nShifts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Taime sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

nShifts ships an update monthly, Taime every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
nShifts versus Taime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternShiftsTaime
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopernordsektorIgor Kazhdan

In-app purchases

2 purchases

nShifts

Subscriptions2
  • nShifts Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • nShifts Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Taime

Subscriptions2
  • Taime Premium3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Taime Premium1 Month trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is nShifts free?
nShifts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Taime free?
Taime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do nShifts or Taime have ads?
Neither nShifts nor Taime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, nShifts or Taime?
nShifts ships an update monthly, and Taime every 2 days. Most recently, nShifts was updated on October 31, 2026 and Taime on October 31, 2026.

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